His attorney said it's the first time a U.S. bishop has been sued individually for coercion.

The bishops have expressed solidarity with those affected by the floods in their Canadian province.

While the pope warmed to the traditional Jewish music and dance, the delegation also discussed issues of common concern.

Many state-funded Texas adoption and foster care agencies routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants on religious grounds.

Each person taking the pledge promises to educate, advocate and pray for an end to capital punishment.

Father Uzhunnalil was kidnapped in Aden on March 4, 2016, in an attack in which four Missionaries of Charity and at least 12 others were killed at a home for the aged.